Apocalypse: Transmigrated General's Daughter Uses Space to Survive-Chapter 124: The Gift

He had said the previous night that they would seek Ye Xuan’s opinion about this matter and he meant it.

"General Li is an upright man and I believe we share the same goal. So, I don’t see a problem in having them join us.

Having more people means having more power and human resources. We will need a lot of that, so it’s a good idea to have someone of upright moral character and integrity like General Li in our camp." Ye Xuan said.

He knew that Grandpa Chu and General Li were close friends. Since Grandpa Chu could remain friends with him for so many years, then he didn’t have many shortcomings.

At the very least, he must be morally upstanding. Ye Xuan prefered such a person joining them than others who would likely care more about power.

"Then I will call Old Li later to let him know. Bunny, take Ye Xuan to your room to show him around before he leaves. Since you guys are together, it’s only right he knows where you sleep." Grandpa Chu suggested.

Everyone of course knew that his aim was not for Chu Miao to show Ye Xuan around. They were giving the two space to spend time together and cultivate their feelings.

Another important reason was that Chu Miao could decide whether to let Ye Xuan know about some things that are deemed a secret.

If Chu Miao decided to tell Ye Xuan, they would respect her decision.

"Okay, come on Ah Xuan, let’s go see my room." Chu Miao agreed immediately and got up to head to her bedroom.

Ye Xuan got up and followed behind her.

Left in the living room, Chu Hao took the package on the table to see what was inside.

Even though the package was well-wrapped, it didn’t carry the luxury sense of gifts normally given. One could tell that the package wasn’t done professionally but had a personal touch and imperfections.

This showed that Ye Xuan had probably wrapped the gift himself. This was also understandable because in the apocalypse, you don’t expect someone to go to a gift shop to buy gifts and have them professionally wrapped when visiting others.

What’s more, knowing that he wrapped the gift himself shows his sincerity. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

The matte paper used as a wrapper had a mixture of white and black patterns with gold specks added near the corners. This made that package look sophisticated even if it lacked the luxury sense.

Chu Hao turned it around a few times to examine it but couldn’t guess what was inside.

"What are you doing? Can’t you just open it to see what’s inside. Even if you turn it over a hundred times, you still won’t be able to tell what’s inside." His mother said as she reached for the package.

Taking it from her son, Mother Chu started to unwrap the paper and what appeared in everyone’s sight was a delicate, old wooden box.

The box had an antique feel to it and one could tell that it was extremely valuable. If this was normal times and such a box appeared in the auction, it would sell for millions.

Such extravagance to give a gift was rare. But this only reiterated their belief that Ye Xuan was the best choice for Chu Miao.

The box had a simple lock that only needed turning a couple knobs shaped as carved dragons on either side.

Once the lid was lifted, a delicate and slightly sweet scent filled the air. Inhaling the fragrance, one could feel refreshed almost immediately.

Once grandpa Chu smelled such a scent, he did act like an elder anymore and immediately snatched the box from his daughter-in-law.

However, he was still very careful even when snatching so as not to ruin the box or its contents.

He looked at the contents of the box with gratification and a happy smile appeared on his old face that seemed to be aging backwards.

"What wonderful tea. I have been searching for so long just for a small amount of this tea. Even if I only obtained a small amount to make one cup of tea, I would be content.

I didn’t expect Xiao Xuan to bring me a whole Jin of it. This kid is really blessed and thoughtful." Grandpa Chu commented as he brought the tea closer to his nose to smell the more concentrated scent of the tea.

"He is indeed thoughtful." Father Chu agreed as he knew how long his father had been looking for this tea and how much he loved it.

While the other Chu family members were opening Ye Xuan’s gift, he was welcomed into Chu Miao’s bedroom.

The room was large, it was the master bedroom after all. It had huge floor to ceiling windows, the bed was queen size with soft silk bed sheets laid on it.

There was also a soft fleece blanket spread on top. Beside the bed on each side was a low table with three drawers each.

There was a white reading lamp on each table.

Looking at the walls, Ye Xuan didn’t expect a young girl like Chu Miao to like such bold colors for the paint of her bedroom.

Instead of the expected pink or peach colors loved by girls her age, the walls were painted a dark blue on two opposite walls and grey on the other two sides.

It was a very weird color combination, especially for a girl.

But he understood that everyone had preferences and he had to respect Chu Miao’s preferences as well, no matter how weird they seemed.

There was a white leather couch at the center of the room that Chu Miao liked to use for cultivation sometimes.

She invited Ye Xuan to sit on the sofa while she reached for the jug and glass on the table to pour water for him.

As she handed the glass of spiritual spring water to Ye Xuan, she said, "I have something important to talk to you about."

"Mmm...what is it Miao?" Ye Xuan took a sip of water and immediately felt any sort of fatigue he may have had due to enduring pain the whole night vanished.